Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-05
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i've DesDssaaoss Board . rvain a.a
Take . Burglar from Tive OMssrs
Ansr Desperate Ensouasss.
PIxfsBuRs, Pa, Feb. A-Ths most
daring and suc0essful attempt that wss
ever made In this vicinity to rescue ,
prisoner oocarrsd early this morning ON
she Oleveland and Pittsbarr express.
which left this city 1t IL. O'clock lAst
night for Olsveland. So daspernte vero
the confederntes that ywo OF CIeyeland 4
dstecttves were fatally wozDdeA. Can.
tain H0ehn and Dets sctiva HuuiRsp. es
Cleveland, having received . ieouisl
ticn, determined TO retusn to CievS
land last night with their prisoner.
Harry MeAapn, who w7s aocused Of
having been concerned In the recent or
tsnsive fuFfobbeTy In that city. They
took every Drecaution To- prevent any
attempt that misht be made BY the pals
OF AcAuDn to rescue him. 6ecupsly
handcufsd, the prisoner WAS placed on
board the train At the outer depot in
Allegheny. He took his arrest very
coolly, Snd seemed m xtOus to GAUGE the
dstectivos ~ little trouble - possible.
The sxprsss sped on, and NJ o. block.
this morning Alliance, Ohio, was
reached. At that point Gvo mon
boarded the train and passed through
several Of tho cars. pipAlly they sSv
the oEaceIs and thelf prisoner slainR In
the smoking car. No sign OF recognition
passed between McMuRn aud the mon.
ana they sat down . fev seats from the
priscper, and In fsw minutes the ex
pres continued on It's oourss. WHEN
Ravenna was roacAed the Eve mon arose
suddenly from THAR seats, and without
warning drew their revolvsrs on the
ofoers. There vere but . couple of
ether passengers In the car, and the
eOnfederates of HoMunn ware compile Be
masters Of tho situAtion. Their euick
action gave thom the drop. on tho Or
GERS. One Of the mon demanded their
prisoner, bat ipstoad Of complying with
their request. the Cfficars jumped TO
their feet and tried TO draw their re-.
volvera. They were too late.
A DESPERATE ssRuGGL1.
Tho hve men opened fire on them.
Captain Hoehn reeled and tottered over
into tho aisle with bullets In bis shoul.
der and thigh. As ha fell ono Of the
ganE Jumped on him and kicked him
until be lay still an death. When the
dring Arst CON neaoed Detective HULL
Sen 1O~NAVO0 buSohol DGilct9 ME
body. Ne still attempted to defend
himself, and another voliey was fred st
him, until seven bullets had pierced
his body. Hs bottered aid fell iusensi-
bls In the seat. He was then kicked
antil his head WAS split open. The few
passengers that wcrc In the smoking
sar were terrorised and hid under the
seats. The alarm spread to the other
cars, and the trAinmen and other pas
sengers hurried forward.
A frightful scene met their gaxe.
out bat few feet apart were
the bodies of Detective Hulligan and
Captain Hoehn. The noor was covered
with blood, and the seats In the car
whero the shooting had occurred were
pierced and shattered by the bullets
that had sped from Ave revolvers. The
prisoners and bis rescueIs had disap.
ptared In the excitement, having
jumped from the train. All trace OF |
them was lost In the darkness.
The injured men were made rs com.
Portable rs possible, and then taken on |
TO Cleveland. where they arrival at 81
O'Clock this morning. Captain Hoehn |
may recover, although his iBjnries are
very serious. Detective Hulligan'sI
condition Is very critical. II lnfiap ma
lion sets 10 he will die.